Son-Day: "A Child's Prayer"

Please listen to in order to hear the beautiful round at the end...

A Child's Prayer
Janice Knapp Perry

Heavenly Father
Are you really there
And do you hear and answer every child's prayer
Some say that Heaven is far away
But I feel it close around me when I pray

Heavenly Father
I remember now
Something Jesus told disciples long ago
Suffer the children to come to me
Father in prayer I'm coming now to thee

Pray, He is there
Speak, He is listening
You are His child
His love now surrounds you

He hears your prayer
He loves the children
Of such is the kingdom
The kingdom of Heav'n

We have recently sang this song, at church, twice, and I wanted to share.
It is very much on my mind and heart.
Often I sing this to myself and replace the third person with first person, ME.
I am a child of God, and He hears MY prayers.
We never stop being His child.
He loves, and hears EACH of His children.


Father, help us each take a little time, be still, and know that you are God, and You are Here. In Jesus' Holy name, Amen

Camera Critters: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Do your ears hang low, do they wobble to and fro...

Can you tie them in a knot...

Can you tie them in a bow...


Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low...


Miss Reba hates when I do this, and I do it quite a bit, and I'm pleased to say it was captured on film:)
No clasping devices were used, and as soon as she shook her ears fell down.
Do you know all the words to this song?
I had no idea. But I can say, Reba Marie's ears hang low:)





Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Traditional, Written By: Unknown, Copyright: Unknown

Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Do your ears hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they wrinkle when they're wet?
Do they straighten when they're dry?
Can you wave them at your neighbor
With an element of flavor?
Do your ears hang high?

Do your ears hang wide?
Do they flap from side to side?
Do they wave in the breeze
From the slightest little sneeze?
Can you soar above the nation
With a feeling of elevation?
Do your ears hang wide?

Do your ears fall off
When you give a great big cough?
Do they lie there on the ground
Or bounce up at every sound?
Can you stick them in your pocket
Just like Davy Crocket?
Do your ears fall off?

Does your tongue hang down?
Does it flop all around?
Can you tie it in a knot?
Can you tie it in a bow?
Can you throw it o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Does your tongue hang down?

Does your nose hang low?
Does it wiggle to and fro?
Can you tie it in a knot?
Can you tie it in a bow?
Can you throw it o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Does your nose hang low?

Do your eyes pop out?
Do they bounce all about?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your eyes pop out?

Show & Tell: Peek-a-boo

Peek-

-a-

-boo-





I SEE YOU!!!

Isn't this the cutest thing?
Saw him on Ebay and had to have!
Perfect for my kitchen window:)
Just a little reminder to play, to be silly, that life is not so serious:)!
Go ahead, you have my permission to smile and play today:), {quoting my friend Grammy}
Happy Show and Tell Friday!!!

Thankful Thursday: 02/05/09

Here comes the sun, na.na.na.
Here comes the sun, na.na.na.na..
And I say, its all right.........

...sun and bubbles...

...and new seeds sown in the warm dirt...
...and curious kitties that can't get in the new garden...

...sun napping...


...and early morning reading...

...and a whole month of love...

...and info sharing...

...and special delivery from Mikey D' (Michael Delivery)...

...and Myspace surfing...

...where I'll wash your back...

...you wash mine-means what it should...

...where a short visit from Misty, D, and kids gives me just the fix I need...
...where Myspace helps Eric let me know his plans...
...where a phone call from Tiff reveals Audrey has had her first BIG cold without it turning into an ear infection since she had her tubes put in...

Oh the joy and power the sun brings. Even on the days I don't see it, I know its there...

My goal this year is to soak it up, to bloom where I am planted, and enjoy the ride...
Counting my many blessings naming them one by one...

Bloomin' Tuesday: 02/03/09

I decided to trim back the pot of tropicals that winters inside, it was growing VERY well...

 

When I did I was pleased to see the following growing:
1. almost pure white sweet potato vine
2. in the back was this purple heart shaped sweet potato vine (that I was hoping survived in this pot)
3. and BIG surprise Monday, to see this start of my butterfly pea vine growing!!! First sign so far, it is the little green stuff on the right of the bottom picture.

 

From outside: little yellow viola faces (planted in memory of my MIL Viola), daffs in a pot-first comes the leaves-THEN the blooms:), and the new 'spring' garden bed (covered with gates and lattice to protect it from the cat. From inside: My ZZ plant (can't get enough of this light green growth:)

 

I leave you with my angel wings, Angel Wing Begonia that is:)

 

Happy Bloomin' Tuesday:)
I'm joining MsGreen "thumb" Jean for Bloomin' Tuesday! Come join in or see others!

Easy and Do-able...

I have a confession, I am not a harvester.
I enjoy the researching, I enjoy the planning, I enjoy the planting, I enjoy the plants,
I do not harvest (usually). I do not preserve (usually). I, usually, do not eat it.
Or at least I haven't in the past.
THIS year I have decided to plant more food than ornamental.
To harvest what I grow, and to eat it. My prayer is to crave it:) I started today.
I went and thinned my 'salad bowl', which amazingly has remained even through our freeze this week, I guess its in a good sheltered spot. These poor plants haven't grown because lack of thinning, now they can really go to town.

I also want to not only know which ones to eat, but actually EAT the weeds growing in my yard that I can. So I went and trimmed some dandelion (tastes like lettuce), and some sorrel (sour), chickweed (no taste really). I also took cuttings of my salad barnett.

I ALSO want to make my own dressing. I love honey mustard, so I found an easy recipe online (its below) and made some:), I had it over my baby green salad, and it was de-lish! (I had it with chicken fried tenders, and it wasn't til I was on the last piece that I thought of shredding it over the salad-derrrr)

Then I realized I forgot mayo, so I added it, and OH MY!!! WOW!!

Some where I have cool glass bottles I can put it in, but for now this will do!

My plan is to know what is edible, and have a spot where edible weeds can grow, and ACTUALLY eat what I grow:)
I can't tell you how happy I am with my self right now:)
Happy, and full:)
mmmmm good!
I added coarse ground pepper and used dried onion powder

Easy Honey Mustard Dressing
1 cup oil
2 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar -- plus
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup honey
1 1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Put oil, mustard, vinegar, honey, mayonnaise, parsley, onion, Worcestershire and salt in a blender container. Blend for 3 minutes on medium speed.
Keeps well.

Recipe by Liz Caesar
From cdkitchen

This is for:
11th Heavens Homemaking Haven for Home Maker Monday

Everyday Elegance for My Favorite Things Monday

AND
As for Me and My House for Making A Happy Home Monday

Son-Day: "By Your Side"

By Your Side
By: Tenth Avenue North
Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go
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There is truth to be found in all things,
what truth am I seeking?
There is hope to be found in all things,
what hope am I seeking?
There is faith to be found in all things,
what faith am I seeking?
There is charity to be found in all things,
what charity am I seeking?
There is LOVE to be found in all things,
what LOVE am I seeking?
Dear Father,
help me seek the things to fill my soul,
to strengthen my spirit.
In the Holy Name of Jesus Christ,
I pray today, Amen.